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100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10017
E-mail: director@kingacademics.com
Telephone: 561 374 0779
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King Academics - Standardized Tests (SAT, ACT, AP, and so many more.......)
Introduction Guidance and specialized instruction for Standardized Tests requires a different set of strategies from academic tutoring. After all, the name of the game here is for a student to gain sufficient expertise that will enable him or her to confidently and consistently gain the maximum number of points in the time allowed. Each standardized test comes with its own set of peculiarities and each requires a variety of different test-taking strategies that will ensure success. Gary King gives each of his students the necessary tools that will lead to that student reaching their best level of achievement. Gary has been preparing students for these tests for almost twenty-five years and knows how best to allow each of his students to maximize their potential. Students who would like to take advantage of the complete standardized test in program offered by King Academics are welcome to apply on a first come, first served basis. This program, which is usually reserved for SAT and/or ACT candidates, provides all teaching and testing materials and a complete schedule of practice tests. These tests are administered and scored just like real SATs and ACTs and supply both student and tutor realistic and regular feedback on the progress of the student and highlight those areas that continue to need special focus. An additional one time fee of $600 is charged for this outstanding test preparation program. Please call us should you require further information about this program. PSAT / NMSQT PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. It is a standardized test that provides excellent practice for the actual SAT Reasoning Test™. It also gives students a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. The PSAT/NMSQT measures:
The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT are:
For more information about the PSAT/NMSQT please consult www.collegeboard.com SAT Reasoning Test The SAT Reasoning Test is a measure of the critical thinking skills that a student will need for academic success in college. The SAT assesses how well a student can analyze and solve problems using the skills that they have learned in school. The SAT is typically taken by students who are in their junior or senior year of high school. The SAT has eight types of questions on critical reading, writing and mathematics. It takes 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete the SAT.
n.b. the SAT also includes a variable section in critical reading, writing or math for which 25 minutes is allowed. This section is not counted in the final score but is used to ensure that scores are comparable with other editions of the SAT. Each section of the SAT is scored on a scale of 200—800, with two writing sub-scores for multiple-choice and the essay. It is administered seven times during the course of each academic year in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories, and six times a year overseas. For more information explore www.collegeboard.com SAT II Mathematics Mathematics Level 1 is a multiple choice test of one hour duration intended for students who have taken three years of college-preparatory mathematics, including two years of algebra and one year of geometry. Students are not expected to have studied every topic on the test, but should expect to be tested on the following:
Students are not expected to have studied every topic on the test, but should expect to be tested on the following:
ACT The ACT® test assesses high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The Writing Test, which is optional, measures skills in planning and in writing a short essay. The complete ACT test takes just over 4 hours without the Writing Test, including administration instructions and breaks. Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes, broken down as follows:
The ACT Writing Test adds an additional 30 minutes to the testing time. Gary King tutors students in all sections of the ACT, ACT PLAN and ACT EXPLORE. For more information about the ACT please visit www.actstudent.org New York State Regents Examination in Mathematics The Mathematics A Regents Examination is an examination that all students in the New York State public schools system must pass in order to graduate from high school. Another option is for students to study for the Advanced Regents Diploma. In order to gain this award students must take the Mathematics B Regents examination. For more information please explore www.nysedregents.org SHSAT The Selective High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) test consists of one 75-minute verbal section and one 75-minute math section. The verbal section consists of about 45 multiple-choice questions and the math section consists of about 50 multiple-choice questions. Verbal Skills: scrambled paragraphs, logic reasoning, and reading comprehension Math Problem Solving: arithmetic, algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry. ISEE The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) is a three-hour admission test for entrance into grades five through twelve. With many of the items written by independent school faculty under the guidance of Educational Testing Service, the test has three levels: a Lower Level for students currently in grades four and five who are candidates for admission to grades five and six, a Middle Level for students in grades six and seven who are candidates for admission to grades seven and eight, and an Upper Level for students in grades eight to eleven who are candidates for admission to grades nine through twelve. The ISEE consists of carefully constructed and standardized verbal and quantitative reasoning tests that measure a student's capability for learning, and reading comprehension and mathematics achievement tests that provide specific information about an individual's strengths and weaknesses in those areas. All levels include a timed essay written in response to an assigned topic. The essay is not scored, but a copy is forwarded to the recipient schools along with the Individual Student Report, which shows scaled scores, percentiles, and stanines. The ISEE may only be taken once within a six-month period, and it must be taken for admission to a school, not as a practice test. For more information please see www.erbtest.org SSAT The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is made up of a series of multiple choice tests and a writing sample, which is not scored but is included with each score report. There basic structure of the entire test is shown below although the sections are not necessarily given in that order.
There are two different levels of the test:
The verbal section consists of 30 synonym and 30 analogy questions The reading section includes forty questions of about 7 reading passages. The writing section includes one topic statement which requires students to support or argue, using specific examples from personal experience, current events, history or literature. Obviously many of the questions on the Upper Level of the test are more challenging than those on the Lower Level. Some questions are common to both tests. The Upper Level test gives a student four scaled scores ranging from 500 to 800. The Lower Level test gives a student four scaled scores from 440 to 710. For more information please see the SSAT website at www. ssat.org. AP Calculus An AP Calculus course consists of a full high school academic year of work that is comparable to calculus courses in colleges and universities. There are two AP courses in calculus which are designated as Calculus AB and Calculus BC. For complete details of the elements of each of these courses please visit www.apcentral.collegeboard.com. Each of the AP Calculus examinations consists of two sections: Section I: a multiple-choice section testing proficiency in a wide variety of topics, Section II: a free-response section requiring a student to demonstrate the ability to solve problems involving a more extended chain of reasoning. The time allotted for each examination is 3 hours 15 minutes. |
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King Academics | 100 Park Avenue, Suite 1600 | New York, NY 10017 E-mail: director@kingacademics.com Telephone: 561 374 0779